CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11] — Page 317

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sir,

British Leration,

Peking,

September 15, 1919.

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I have the honour to sobroxledre the receipt of your lenner of Auguet 24th. enclosing cony of a 1: Her from Neasre. David Lessoor & Company Limited and other opium importers, in which the desire in exppierod that I should bring pressure to bear on the Chinese Gaysummert te renfor E its obligations under en Agroëmart datud October lat. 1915.

I have repeatedly had occasior to poire cut to the ChineÐU BEPAPARKert authorities thet both the ferment

in question and er ¿vreurert or the nese Bubiset pipera et Shanghai on the ist. Yay 1015 your caroluded without my knowled no or surrert trd 1 hern corntatarily Ceoltred to take official copninence there of.

In tharė pirouretencer Yorn Treellorey will ese that it would be difficult for me to ipkennene p* *hie stane in the sonae desired by the ortum menchertɛ.

I am sending corr of this letter to Him Mejeet-'e Secretary of State for Fortier Affries.

Ha Ixcellency

Sir Henry Ley K.C.*.G.,

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Governor and Commander-in-Chief,

Hongkong.

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